Join us along with the Center for People with Disabilities for an interactive concert experience at the Dairy Center!

Featuring a quartet of musicians including strings and winds, this concert will be an engaging opportunity for individuals with disabilities along with their caregivers to enjoy a musical experience in a safe and welcoming environment. Song selections will range from popular, recognizable tunes to symphonic classics - and interactive musical and movement will be facilitated throughout the 45-minute concert. Following the concert, enjoy musical crafts and an instrument petting zoo.

All GLOW Project concerts are FREE this year, thanks to a generous grant from the Boulder Arts Commission.

Join Boulder Symphony at Forma Furniture for a wine-tasting event in support of our Education & Community Outreach Programs!

Enjoy a selection of delicious cheeses from Lucky's Market, small bites from Denver Prefare, and a variety of wines from Bookcliff Vineyards while listening to a quartet from Boulder Symphony perform symphonic favorites.

All proceeds from this event support Boulder Symphony's Education & Community Outreach Programs, which provide engaging musical experiences for over 800 students throughout Boulder county every year. Whether it is in schools or at the concert hall, Boulder Symphony is dedicated to fostering the next generation of creative talent as well as music lovers. In the upcoming 2019/20 season, we are excited to be expanding our in-school programs and need your support to help us reach our goal of over 1,000 kids!

Tickets are $20 for one person, $35 for a couple and can be purchased at the link below or at the door.

Boulder Symphony is excited to announce its continued partnership with a cohort of Colorado-based fine artists on the second annual Boulder Fine Art Show on Pearl Street Mall.

For three days, ten local fine artists ranging from photographers and painters to bronze sculptors and ceramists will set up colorful tents full of their wares along Pearl Street Mall between 13th and 14th Streets. Boulder Symphony will join in the fun and present a variety of performing ensembles that add to the ambiance and draw in visitors.

June 28 from 12-7pm with performances from 4-6pmJune 29 from 10am-7pm with performances from 4-6pmJune 30 from 10am-5pm with performances from 12-2pm

Uplift your SPIRIT and soothe your soul with an evening with Boulder Symphony and Boulder Chorale!

Join us for an evening of transcendence through tragedy with Antonin Dvorak's beautiful and haunting Stabat Mater, written in memory of his daughter; and J.S. Bach's inspiring and exhilarating Concerto for Oboe, Violin & Strings.

Uplift your SPIRIT and soothe your soul with an evening with Boulder Symphony and Boulder Chorale!

Join us for an evening of transcendence through tragedy with Antonin Dvorak's beautiful and haunting Stabat Mater, written in memory of his daughter; and J.S. Bach's inspiring and exhilarating Concerto for Oboe, Violin & Strings.

Jonathan Bingham - Violin Concerto (World Premiere)

Daniel Kellogg - Rising Phoenix

Intermission

Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 2

Symphonists past and present have always been inspired and challenged by their surroundings, and the societal expectations of their creativity. Thus, they EVOLVE to meet the relevance of their time.

Join Boulder Symphony & Colorado-Based Violinist Charles Wetherbee for an evening that breaks the traditional mold, featuring works both old and new that celebrate freedom and rebirth.

Wetherbee will be performing on both the The World Premiere of Jonathan Bingham's Violin Concerto, as well as Daniel Kellogg's Rising Phoenix. Closing the program will be one of the greatest symphonic landscapes ever composed, Jean Sibelius' SymphonyNo. 2.

John Adams - A Short Ride In A Fast Machine

Sarah Kirkland-Snider - Hiraeth (Colorado Premiere)

Intermission

Claude Debussy - La Mer

Join Boulder Symphony as we share with you music of the hearth, the sea of imagination, and ludicrous speed to showcase how we all experience HOME, no matter where we might be.

The evening's program features Debussy's iconic and lasting La Mer, or "The Sea," as well as the Colorado premiere of Hiraeth or "Home" by CU-Boulder's newest Composer-in-Residence, Sarah Kirkland-Snider, and A Short Ride in a Fast Machine by John Adams.

This year's theme explores how music plays an important role in culture and imagination, how both help to shape music, and how to celebrate and be united by music through creativity.

The concert will feature fun character favorites such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his clever narration as the orchestra ventures through various imagination-inducing and culture-inspired experiences. Look forward to meeting some fun and charming new characters, and an amazing variety of symphonic music catered for kids!

Children are ALWAYS free to Boulder Symphony concerts, but this concert is special -- we'll have fun and hands-on learning and activities for the whole family, such as:

A costume parade

Fun in-concert trivia with prizes and a chance to conduct the orchestra!

Instrument Petting Zoo

Healthy Halloween Treats

We will also feature a variety of partners and collaborators including Boulder MUSE's Youth Mariachi Ensemble, the Longmont Youth Symphony, Woodsongs Music Store, and many more to be announced.

Mohammed Fairouz - Pax Universalis

Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto

Intermission

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade

Boulder Symphony's 9th season is themed Common Threads - exploring how music weaves us together.

Join us for our season opener and experience stories of intrigue, survival, and peace from across the globe that show how we are all connected by a shared value -- LOVE.

The concert presents Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, which is based on the classic tale 1001 Nights, and includes Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, who will lend their creativity to our performance of Scheherazade, telling the story alongside the music in an interactive and engaging way.

Boulder Fine Art Show

Shop along Pearl Street Mall for a new piece of art for your home from dozens of both Colorado and National artists, and enjoy performances by Boulder Symphony chamber ensembles of all shapes and sizes.

Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring

Pre-Concert Talk with Maestro & Phoenix Avalon at 6:15 PM

Phoenix Avalon, the virtuosic youth who is soloing with us for the sixth consecutive season, dares to play the Violin Concerto by Johannes Brahms! This work was deemed unplayable by all professional violinists known to Brahms at the time of its composition, but to behold young Avalon tackle this monstrous work will be an event sure to fill you with awe.

Boulder Symphony closes its season with the show-stopping, jaw-dropping, riot-inciting work that is still controversial today! Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring boasts an astounding 104th anniversary this month since its controversial premiere with the Ballet Russe at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on May 29, 1913. This work is sure to evoke feelings of primal excitement and exhilaration, leaving orchestra, conductor and audience feeling as though they too have danced to their death!

Tickets can be purchased online at the link below or at the door. Ticket purchases are non-refundable.

Boulder Symphony's "Music of the Heart" concert provides an opportunity for adults with dementia, their families, and their caregivers to enjoy live concerts in an accepting and accommodating, low-sensory setting.

These concerts are a welcome and stimulating atmosphere performed by professional musicians and led by a board-certified music therapist.

The concert venue is The Chapel at First Presbyterian Church, with the easiest entrance being on 16th street and Canyon.

This is a free concert with limited attendance.

In order to reserve attendance slots, please RSVP at the ticket link below.

Raise your glass! We toast to love and death as Boulder Symphony brings to you Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata.

Follow the romance, the scandal, the tension and tragedy as we journey with the lovely courtesan Violetta and her well-to-do lover Alfredo. Opera is an art that must be seen as well as heard, and we hope to see you there!

Tickets can be purchased online at the link below or at the door. Ticket purchases are non-refundable.

Franz Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 1- Featuring Cody Garrison, Piano

Jonathan Bingham - Quaternity - World Premiere

We are proud to kickstart the program with a world premiere of an orchestral work by Johnathan Bingham followed by a performance of Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 by Boulder Symphony’s own star piano virtuoso, Cody Garrison. Liszt composes with a seemingly insurmountable technical difficulty for both the piano and orchestra, and Garrison is sure to deliver a stunning performance you will not want to miss!

We end the evening with Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique, or “PassionateSymphony,” his sixth and final symphony. In the composer’s own words, this work, “is my best and most sincere of all my works…and I have put my whole soul into it.” Tchaikovsky died only nine days after the first performance of this symphony, which he conducted on the 28th of October 1893. The triumphs and passions of his 4th and 5th symphonies can be found in his well-known, fiery Russian flare, but in this work, Tchaikovsky composes his final breath of life in the most heart-wrenching of all symphonic experiences the world has ever known.

Tickets can be purchased online at the link below or at the door. Ticket purchases are non-refundable.

Boulder Symphony's Holiday Memories concert provides an opportunity for those with dementia and their caregivers to enjoy live concerts in a comfortable, low-sensory setting. These concerts are a welcome and stimulating atmosphere performed by professional musicians and lead by a credentialed music therapist.

Boulder Symphony's mission is to profoundly affect the human spirit. We envision a vibrant community that is informed, connected and inspired by the arts; and aspire to infuse these qualities into the lives of those who live, work, and play in Boulder by offering exciting opportunities to discover, experience and enjoy classical music.

This is a FREE concert with limited attendance. Please RSVP by clicking the button below.

Felix Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture

Elizabeth Anne Comninellis - World Premiere

Pre-Concert Talk at 6:15 PM

Boulder Symphony invites you to explore the dark side of love with two of Shakespeare’s most beloved and well-known works. We begin with Tchaikovsky’s Fantasy Overture to Romeo and Juliette, where Tchaikovsky masterfully captures the angst of the two star-crossed lovers with passionate and exciting music that is sure to leave you breathless.

Following is the sublime incidental music by Felix Mendelssohn to Midsummer Night’s Dream, a musical interpretation of the Shakespearean comedy which tells the story of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons and the events surrounding their wedding day. From the sprightly musical fairies to the iconic wedding march, this is an event sure to leave you steeped in blissful romance and magic!

Elizabeth Anne Comninellis returns to the Boulder Symphony as our featured soprano singing her own world premiere work, based on one of Shakespeare’s sonnets.

Tickets can be purchased online at the link below or at the door. Ticket purchases are non-refundable.

Who Killed Classical Music? A Fun-Filled Family Concert That Explores How Classical Music Has Evolved Over The Centuries

Our Modern-Day Mozart and Professor Snooty Von Classicus embark on a Symphonic Adventure where they meet a special conductor as old as life itself, who reveals the many forms music has taken over time. Who Killed Classical Music is a must-see show!

Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 4

Jonathan Sokol - World Premiere

Pre-Concert Talk at 6:15 PM

The Boulder Symphony kicks off a stellar season with Johannes Brahms’ fourth and final symphony. This is Brahms’ most passionate and furious symphonic creation, and his last will and testament to the joys, sorrows and angers he endured throughout his life.

From his tumultuous relationships with women, to being ridiculed and left behind by his peers in the composing world, Brahms' agonies are stated once and for all in what he knew would be his last symphony. Join us for a night to be remembered as we hear the last word from the last great classicist.

We’ve prepared an exciting concert including the Concerto in F by George Gershwin, played by this year’s International Odyssiad Piano Competition winner, Dongni Xie. And with the death of one symphonic work comes the birth of a new one.

Boulder Symphony is proud to present a world premiere of a new work from composer Jonathan Sokol. Every of the Time is a curious mixture of inspiration, including comedy, cinema, popular media, coffee, and current concert classical conventions, all under the umbrella of fanfare.

Dec 20: "Holiday Memories"A dementia-friendly concert featuring Christmas and holiday favorites. This chamber music series is an opportunity for those with dementia and their caregivers to enjoy live concerts in a comfortable, low-sensory setting, lead by a credentialed music therapist.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Marriage Of Figaro

A climactic close to the season, Boulder Symphony presents its annual opera production with the exciting and humor-filled Mozart opera favorite: The Marriage of Figaro.

The Marriage of Figaro continues the plot of The Barber of Seville several years later, and recounts a single "day of madness" (la folle journée) in the palace of Count Almaviva near Seville, Spain.

Rosina is now the Countess; Dr. Bartolo is seeking revenge against Figaro for thwarting his plans to marry Rosina himself; and Count Almaviva has degenerated from the romantic youth of Barber into a scheming, bullying, skirt-chasing baritone. Having gratefully given Figaro a job as head of his servant-staff, he is now persistently trying to obtain the favors of Figaro's bride-to-be, Susanna. He keeps finding excuses to delay the civil part of the wedding of his two servants, which is arranged for this very day.

Figaro, Susanna, and the Countess conspire to embarrass the Count and expose his scheming. He retaliates by trying to compel Figaro legally to marry a woman old enough to be his mother, but it turns out at the last minute that she really is his mother. Through Figaro's and Susanna's clever manipulations, the Count's love for his Countess is finally restored.

For more great details about this opera that will enhance your experience of the show, join the pre-concert talk with Ron Nadel in the Chapel at 6:15 PM.

Hector Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

Franz Liszt Totentanz Cody Garrison, piano

Elizabeth Anne Comninellis - World Premiere

In the 1800s, there was a school of composers that wanted to take music in an entirely different direction from Beethoven's work. Taking their cues from Berlioz's romantically trippy and cacophonic orchestral music, Listz and Wagner proclaimed the music of the future must contain everything in our conscious and subconscious experiences.

Both the Totentanz and Symphonie Fantastique contain the famous prayer for the dead, the "Dies Irae" from the sequence of the Latin Requiem. The day of judgement, where saved souls will be delivered into Heaven and the unsaved cast into eternal flame, is aptly relevant to the direction of art at the turn of the nineteenth century.

Both making their symphonic debuts in Boulder, staff accompanist Cody Garrison steps out in front of the orchestra to solo in the Totentanz and new composer-in-residence Elizabeth Anne Comninellis shares her inspiration with a captivating world premiere.

Join Ron Nadel for a lively pre-concert discussion at 6:15 PM in the Chapel.

Come see the Symphony perform on an indoor Astroturf Football field while sampling Bay Window Catering’s luscious food and Liquor Mart’s fine wine. And don’t forget the Silent and Live Auctions containing some incredible offerings—like a late-90s Jaguar convertible in mint condition!

We’ve got all the bases covered and it’s a safe bet that you’ll have a grand time including finding that “perfect game” auction item. We want to see you hit a Grand Slam!

Felix Mendelssohn Scottish Symphony

Nino Rota Divertimento Concertante Paul Erhard, double bass

Sebastian Laskowski - Kinespheric Exploitation (world premiere)

The skirl of bagpipes will not be found in this Scottish Symphony. Mendelssohn's proud, heart-warming final symphony is an action-packed travel log written from the expanded perspective of one of the most talented and worldly composers that has ever lived. The Symphony no. 3 brings together the incredible multi-faceted personality of Mendelssohn's last years: his merging of classicism with the new romantic styles, his religious diversity, and his teetering between a career of conducting and composing before it was common to have success in both fields.

20th-Century Italian composer Nino Rota wrote his sprightly double bass concerto in the early 1970s entitled Divertimento Concertante. Featuring the unique flavors found in the rarely-headlined agility of the double bass instrument, this piece is full of humor, serenity, virtuosity, and intensity of expression.

Boulder Symphony is honored to host CU professor Paul Erhard on the Front Range premiere of Nino Rota's Divertimento Concertante, and is also excited to introduce new composer-in-residence, Sebastian Laskowski, whose world premiere entitled Kinespheric Exploitation celebrates the elements of dance found throughout the rest of the evening's program.

Join Ron Nadel for a lively pre-concert discussion at 6:15 PM in the Chapel.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Prague Symphony

Bill Douglas Songs & Dances For Oboe & Strings Ingrid Anderson, oboe

While Mozart's music was often met with resistance in Vienna, Prague always welcomed him with open arms. This three movement symphony is a savvy and intrepid example of Mozart's late period, which influenced symphonic music for generations to come.

Showcasing soloists from within the Boulder Symphony, we feature principal oboe Ingrid Anderson performing the deft and rhythmically driving Songs & Dances for Oboe & Strings from local composer Bill Douglas. Phoenix Avalon returns to solo alongside Concertmaster Yin-Feng Keynes Chen on the Bach Double Violin Concerto. Johann Sebastian Bach's contrapuntal and learned style is considered the precursor to all musical genres that followed, including classical, romantic and jazz. Avalon and Chen bring Bach to life with this dueling violin duet.

Join Ron Nadel for a lively pre-concert discussion at 6:15 PM in the Chapel.

Steal This Concert! A spookily musical play about borrowing and imitation.

This year's 4th Annual Halloween Kids' Extravaganza Concert theme is "Steal This Concert," which will be an interactive, festive concert for kids about Musical Borrowing and Imitation.

With favorite characters such as Zombie Beethoven and Undead Mozart, this concert is a must-see annual event with fun for all ages. Geared towards kids and families, the concert presents a Halloween educational play, kids & adults costume contests, Trick-Or-Treating, and a musical instrument petting zoo.

Franz Schubert Symphony no. 8 "Unfinished"

The 1800s must have been a difficult time to be a composer. Writing music in the wake of Beethoven was perilous, bold, and downright daring. Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms were two of the most successful and engaging masters who overcame Beethoven's shadow and propelled music forward.

In true form to Boulder Symphony's season title "Inspiration Interrupted," Schubert's Unfinished Symphony leaves the creative mind hanging, while the Brahms' Double Concerto completes the circle.

Featuring Boulder Symphony's own Mathieu D'Ordine on cello alongside violinist Sarah Off, this duet of two contrasting string voices paints the beauty inherent in the music of Brahms.

Join Ron Nadel for a lively pre-concert discussion at 6:15 PM in the Chapel.

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 5

Launching into an exciting season, Boulder Symphony is proud to present the winner of the International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival Piano Competition, Daria Kiseleva. Kiseleva dazzles as piano soloist on this virtuosic show piece, which features the romantic and whimsical nature of Rachmaninoff's compositional chops.

To close the program, the Symphony will perform the greatest symphony ever written: Beethoven's 5th. From tragedy to triumph, this symphony outlines Beethoven's struggles, which mirror those of greater humanity, and pave the way to hope and redemption.

Join Scott Bird for a lively pre-concert discussion with Daria Kiseleva at 6:15 PM in the Chapel.